London underground’s 150th birthday celebrated in Google doodle

A Google doodle in which the search engine’s six letter name is spelt out in the shape of a London underground map has been created to celebrate the 150th birthday of the tube.

A Google doodle in which the search engine’s six letter name is spelt out in the shape of a London underground map has been created to celebrate the 150th birthday of the tube.

The first underground journey took place between Paddington and Farringdon on the Metropolitan Railway and although the seven original stations between Bishop’s Road and Farringdon Street are all still in use, only Edgware Road and Baker Street retain their Victorian-era names.